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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – June 3

  03-06-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
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• B.C. mushroom picker found, but search officials expect a busy season

  03-06-2018 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  A mushroom picker rescued after getting lost in the B.C. Interior is likely the first of many such calls in what is expected to be a busy mushroom picking season, said Kamloops Search and Rescue.
  The out-of-province man was reported missing around noon Saturday in the area of Loon Lake, about 130 kilometres northwest of Kamloops.
  Kamloops Search and Rescue responded to the call and were joined by volunteers from other SAR teams, including the South Cariboo and Nicola Valley, Barriere, Logan
  
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• Court documents reveal new information in 2015 Surrey child-death case

  03-06-2018 23:47 via vancouversun.com
  Charlee Johanson’s favourite TV program was a game show that had contestants run an obstacle course while completing daring physical challenges.
  The happy three-year-old often mimicked what she saw, climbing everything in sight, jumping and taking tumbles. The words used most often to describe her were “absolutely fearless,” rambunctious and invincible.
  It appeared that, according to the story that was told to the public, Charlee’s tragic death on Feb. 12, 2015, was an ac
  
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• Ottawa takeover of Trans Mountain Pipeline not necessarily disruptive: experts

  03-06-2018 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  As the Trudeau government prepares to take over the controversial $7.4-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, project management experts say it is critical that government oversight is handled properly.
  But the takeover of the project does not necessarily mean the public should be alarmed, according to those experts.
  A recent poll by Research Co. suggests a jittery public — three-quarters of those surveyed — is uncomfortable that the federal government is using taxpayer money to
  
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• Live: NPA set to pick its mayoral candidate in nomination meeting tonight

  03-06-2018 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  The Non-Partisan Association of Vancouver is set to host its mayoral nomination meeting on Sunday, where party members will vote for the candidate that will represent the NPA in this fall’s municipal election.
  Voting for members began 10 a.m. on Sunday morning and will conclude around 8 p.m. Speeches from each of the candidates will begin around 6 p.m. The meeting is taking place at the Hellenic Centre (4500 Arbutus St.).
  The candidates include:
  • John Coupar, a two-term NPA park boar
  
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• Delta mayor frustrated by lack of improvement at smelly compost facility

  03-06-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  East Ladner residents who have spent the past year dealing with increasingly foul smells from a local compost facility and turf farm could soon see a resolution.
  On Friday, Metro Vancouver, which regulates air quality for the region, planned to deliver two drafts of air-quality management permits to Enviro-Smart Organics, the odorous offender.
  One would allow the facility, which accepts up to 150,000 tonnes of organic waste per year for composting, to continue operating if it makes significant f
  
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• Ruffled feathers over residents feeding feral peacocks in Surrey neighbourhood

  03-06-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  "So many people stopped talking to each other because of this problem. Our community is kind of divided."
  
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• Cooking 101: Father’s Day Gift Guide

  03-06-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Caren McSherry from the Gourmet Warehouse has her top pick of the best gifts you can give to your Dad this Father’s Day.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Summer Pests

  03-06-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  From ants to wasps to bed bugs – Trine Butler from Orkin Canada shares her tips and advice on how to prevent pests from ruining your Summer.
  
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• Destination BC: Cariboo

  03-06-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  From horseback riding to beautiful lakes, Yvonne Schalle explores the sights and sounds of the Cariboo.
  
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• Burnaby house fire forces residents out of their homes

  03-06-2018 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  Several people have been displaced after a fire in Burnaby on Saturday evening destroyed a duplex.
  It remains unclear what caused the fire but Acting Asst. Chief Stew Maltman said the home was “fully involved” by the time firefighters arrived to the fire, located in the 5600-block of Royal Oak Avenue and reported around 11:30 p.m.
  A total of 32 firefighters, five engines, two ladders and a command vehicle were on site to battle the blaze. The fire took about 45 minutes to knock down.
  
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• UK dancer/model/video-blogger dons fairy wings in A Midsummer Night's Dream

  03-06-2018 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  When: June 8 at 8 p.m.
  Where: Surrey Arts Centre
  Tickets: $40/30 seniors/students at tickets.surrey.ca
  Coastal City Ballet Company is closing its 2017/18 season with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The piece is a remount of a work by Irene Schneider, former artistic director of Germany’s Magdeburg Ballet. Among the dancers is Sophie Duncan, who has relocated from England to Vancouver. Duncan is also an in-demand model and a budding YouTuber who posts makeup
  
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• B.C. Flooding: Okanagan Lake level still high, officials warn to stay vigilant

  03-06-2018 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  Flood warnings and advisories for Central Okanagan creeks are over, but Okanagan Lake is still very much at risk.
  “The situation has stabilized, especially when it comes to the region’s creeks and streams,” said Central Okanagan emergency operations centre director Jim Zaffino.
  “However, when it comes to lakeshore areas, the situation is not yet over and we cannot afford to let down our guard.”
  As such, this week saw crews installing log booms at Peachland’s S
  
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• Vancouver weather: Yes, those are raindrops

  03-06-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 3, 2018 – After the driest May on record, the Lower Mainland and its gardens and trees are getting some much needed moisture today.
  The watering, courtesy of Mother Nature, is expected to continue until about 5 pm, after which Environment Canada says there will only be a chance of showers until midnight.
  It will be cloudy Sunday, and between 15 to 25 mm of rain will fall. The high temperature will reach 15 C.
  B.C.’s hot spot today is in Osoyoos, which was 17.8 C
  
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• NPA sets direction with next mayoral candidate

  03-06-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Former NPA councillor Gord Price says NPA members will decide on whether the party is in favour of gratuitous disruption or stability.
  Read Dan Fumano’s feature on the NPA leadership race here.
  
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• New campaign finance rules could force elected officials to grant access

  03-06-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Former NPA councillor Gordon Price says new campaign finance rules could force elected officials at the municipal level to raise funds from more sources and in turn grant access to those donors.
  Read Dan Fumano’s feature on the NPA leadership race here.
  
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• 'Dr. Recycle' teaches kids how to transform milk jugs into fanciful creatures

  03-06-2018 16:05
  
  Oliver Samonte hosts Recyclethon workshops at River Market in New Westminster June 6 and 7.
  
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• Susan Hiller creates hypnotic environments at the Polygon Gallery

  03-06-2018 15:08
  
  Exhibit presents its own dreamy, mysterious logic.
  
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• Mike Smyth: B.C. Liberals declare all-out war on proportional representation

  03-06-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s one of the oldest political tricks in the playbook at the legislature in Victoria: The government does something their opponents don’t like, so the Opposition demands an “emergency debate.”
  It’s mostly a symbolic gesture, because the Speaker is usually appointed by the government and simply denies the opposition’s request.
  But something unusual happened at the people’s house the other day.
  With the spring legislative session winding down, the Libera
  
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• Former realtor linked to B.C. gangs facing money laundering charges in U.S.

  03-06-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A former Metro Vancouver realtor who has been leasing luxury properties to B.C. gangsters is behind bars in the U.S. charged with international money laundering.
  Omid Mashinchi, 35, appeared in a Boston courtroom last month and was ordered held pending trial.
  U.S. authorities allege that he wired hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money over several months last year to banks in Massachusetts through one of his company’s accounts.
  The indictment in the case says that Mashinc
  
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• Power Yachting the Inside Passage

  03-06-2018 10:00 via theprovince.com
  If you walk down to Vancouver’s Canada Place cruise terminal this summer season, you’ll see an unfamiliar ship docked.
  Seattle-based Windstar Cruises (windstarcruises.com) has kicked off its first Alaska cruise season in nearly two decades, bringing the all-suite, 212-guest Star Legend to Vancouver for a series of voyages that sail roundtrip from Canada Place, or one-way between Vancouver and Seward, Alaska.
  “We are thrilled to finally be back in Alaska having just launched our
  
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• Jordan Niebrugge leads by five heading into final round at Point Grey

  03-06-2018 04:00 via theprovince.com
  The only player to shoot under 70 all three days, Jordan Niebrugge will carry a five-shot lead into Sunday’s final round at the Freedom 55 Financial Open at Point Grey Golf & Country Club.
  Beginning the day two back of the lead, the 26-year-old Mequon, Wis. native posted a bogey-free 66, kicking off his round with a birdie on the first and stretching his lead with a run of birdies on the tetra-pack of par fours down the back before closing things out with consecutive pars.
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• Conservation Officers Put Down Third Cougar in Port Coquitlam in Two Days

  03-06-2018 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  Mother cougar is put down after displaying aggressive behaviour in Port Coquitlam park. It’s the same area where her two young cats were also put down by conservation officers.
  
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• Conservation officers put down third cougar in Port Coquitlam in 2 days

  03-06-2018 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  Mother cougar is put down after displaying aggressive behaviour in Port Coquitlam park. It’s the same area where her two young cats were also put down by conservation officers.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – June 2

  03-06-2018 03:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Ruffled Feathers

  03-06-2018 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in Surrey say peacocks who set up home in their neighbourhood are a big nuisance. As Julia Foy reports, the problem is made worse by a homeowner who feeds the bird encouraging them to stick around.
  
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• 1800 HELPING NUISANCE PEACOCKS

  03-06-2018 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Ruffled Feathers Residents in Surrey say peacocks who set up home in their neighbourhood are a big nuisance. As Julia Foy reports, the problem is made worse by a homeowner who feeds the bird encouraging them to stick around.
  
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• New Rescue Team

  03-06-2018 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  A new medically trained group is at work as of today lending a hand in rescues of people hurt in the backcountry. Kristen Robinson reports
  
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• More Construction Woes in Vancouver

  03-06-2018 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  Construction work on a new bike lane has begun on the Cambie Street Bridge and that means more traffic delays for Vancouver commuters. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• 1800 TEAAM LAUNCH

  03-06-2018 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  New Rescue Team A new medically trained group is at work as of today lending a hand in rescues of people hurt in the backcountry. Kristen Robinson reports
  
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• 1800 CAMBIE BRIDGE BIKE LANE WORK

  03-06-2018 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  More Construction Woes in Vancouver Construction work on a new bike lane has begun on the Cambie street bridge and that means more traffic delays for Vancouver commuters. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• Flipped SUV, downed power line, closes busy Surrey intersection for hours

  03-06-2018 02:38 via theprovince.com
  First responders had to wait for power to be cut from downed power lines before rescuing a man from a flipped SUV in Surrey on Saturday.
  The SUV flipped onto its roof at Scott Road and 80th Avenue around 1 p.m., knocking down a power pole, said Battalion Chief Reo Jerome of the Surrey Fire Service. It apparently hit other vehicles first. Power had to be cut to wires which had landed on top of the vehicle before an elderly man inside could be safely rescued.
  The accident closed the busy
  
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• Want a Green Moustache franchise? You first have to prove your ethics are up to it

  03-06-2018 02:00
  
  "Our franchise is not for the faint of heart," says Whistler-based organic food cafe which carefully vets who gets the stamp of approval
  
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• Calvin White: Sheath the swords, please

  03-06-2018 02:00 via theprovince.com
  Slavery and the Jim Crow laws have long ago finished their dominion. The residential schools and laws against potlatches and sun dances are also in the dust bin of history. These examples of our heinous past as well as ongoing social primitiveness — yes, racism and injustice in virulent forms still exist — must not trick us into overruling our intellectual capacity to discern accurately and turn to insistence on one current orthodoxy.
  In Canada, the latest flare-u
  
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• When the Vancouver Sun newsroom did the Harlem Shake

  03-06-2018 01:56 via vancouversun.com
  #SpotlightSaturday: Do you remember when the Harlem Shake meme went viral on the web? Thousands of videos started popping up on YouTube at the time. Not to be left behind and joining in the fun, the Vancouver Sun newsroom did their own version of the popular video. Enjoy!Follow and share breaking news, business, sports, entertainment and developing news stories on Flipboard. Check out our magazine News As It Happens: http://flip.it/a3XMqrCLICK HERE to report a typo.Is there more to this sto
  
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• No tsunami or damage expected after earthquake west of Haida Gwaii

  03-06-2018 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  A small earthquake has been detected off of British Columbia's coast.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps get new competitor as Victoria prepares to enter MLS

  03-06-2018 01:39
  
  “The MLS is thriving. Soccer is at the tipping point in North America, also with the 2026 World Cup maybe coming,” said co-owner Rob Friend.
  
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• Fentanyl test strips sell for $1.25 at Vancouver dollar store

  03-06-2018 00:03 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver dollar store is selling fentanyl test strips for $1.25, something harm reduction activists say is a good idea.
  Sarah Blyth, a volunteer at the Overdose Prevention Society, said the group discovered the selling of the strips, which resemble a take-home pregnancy test and are made by Rapid Self Test Inc., when a volunteer went to the Dollar Tree to buy cups.
  Blyth, a former Vancouver park board commissioner, said they tested several different types of illicit street drugs on Satur
  
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